Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
A triple interview of 3 teenagers who answer some basic questions about themselves. Are there more similarities or differences among them? Let's find out.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
In 1749, King Charles of Bourbon (Charles III of Spain) or Carlo Terzo di Borbone, who was King of Naples at the time, commissioned an important campaign of archeological digs in an area near that city. Marika tells us the story.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Here's the last segment about the verb tenere where Marika provides several expressions using the verb. In some cases, we can use "to keep" and "to hold" when translating, but not always.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
We learn in this segment that the verb tenere can mean not only "to hold," but also "to keep" or "to have."
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
As promised, Marika talks about the verb tenere (to keep, to hold), beginning with its conjugation. Let's keep in mind that Italian tenses don't always correspond to the English ones. For example, the passato prossimo is conjugated like the English present perfect tense, but is used differently in expressing events in time. The imperfetto is translated various ways in English. See this lesson about the imperfetto.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
In Italy, August is the warmest month, and most Italians try to go on vacation for at least part of the month. The most important vacation day is August 15th, called Ferragosto.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Piggeldy and Frederick take a walk on a path they'd been on before, but they are in for some surprises. They discover that "tidying up" doesn't always mean the same thing.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Piggeldy and his big brother Frederick are out and about, discovering and learning about the world. This time they set out to find where the sky begins.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
This story teaches us how important it is to accept those who might not look like us and to be patient about finding our place in the world. And sometimes something that seems like a defect, can be a gift.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Pimpa searches through a trunk for something to do and finds an object she doesn't recognize. She asks Big Armando and this really starts the ball rolling for an adventurous day.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
The Ugly Duckling was written by Hans Christian Andersen, and published for the first time in 1843. In Italian, stories are generally recounted using two main past tenses: the passato remoto and the imperfetto, so even if you are "too old" for these kinds of things, this story, told by Arianna, is an excellent way to get some practice.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
It's a sunny day and Pimpa would like to go to the beach. This time she has some adult company. She meets a daredevil rubber boat named Fausto, and consequently gets into a little trouble, but she also learns an important lesson that will be useful to her later on.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Are you ready for plenty of expressions using the verb vedere (to see)? Andiamo a vedere (let's go see)!
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
We take a deep dive into the common and very useful verb vedere (to see). First of all, we look at how it is conjugated. Then we go on to its meaning, as well as some expressions.
Difficulty: Beginner
Italy
Armando goes to work, looking forward to eating some apples from the tree when he gets home. Meanwhile, Pimpa decides to bake him a cake, and then meets a new friend, a hungry crocodile.
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